Bus hits Boston overpass, dozens injured

Massachusetts State Police say high school students and their adult chaperones were on a charter bus after a visit to Harvard University when the oversized bus crashed into a bridge in Boston.

The bus crashed about 7:30 p.m. today as it was passing under a bridge on Soldier's Field Road, a major crosstown road. The group was returning to the Philadelphia area.

Several passengers were trapped on the bus for hours. Firefighters stood on top of the bus, using boards to extract them.

The injured, three seriously, were taken to hospitals..

Jennifer Mehigan, a spokeswoman for Boston EMS, said 28 passengers ranging in age from teens to adults suffered minor injuries.

Authorities say the bus did not belong on that road and state police are investigating whether charges are warranted against the driver after apparently failing to see the sign prohibiting the vehicle from taking that route. The bus company had no immediate comment.

A spokesman for the bus company had no immediate information on the crash.

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